Copy of Lyme Disease Brochure Template
Environment
Removing a Tick
Lyme
Disease
It seems like everyone has their own home remedy for removing ticks, such as using heat or even using nail polish. But according to the CDC (Center for Disease
Control), the proper technique to remove a tick is using fine tipped tweezers and to pull upward without twisting to prevent the tick’s mouthparts from remaining in the skin.
Then finish the process with cleaning the area where the tick was attached using rubbing alcohol or soap and water.
Preventing Lyme Disease The CDC recommends several methods for preventing tick bites including: using repellants such as DEET, wearing long pants and sleeves when walking in grassy areas, clear brush and leaves in your yard and to make sure to bathe immediately after walking in brushy area.
The environment is the dominant factor in determining high risk times for acquiring Lyme disease, as well as high risk locations. The months of June and July represent 2/3 of all Lyme disease transmissions in the United States. This disease is predominantly transmitted in wooded areas, or on the border of woodlands. Areas with mixtures of conifer and hardwood trees that have an abundance of shrubbery tend to be the most dangerous locations. There seems to be a strong correlation between populations of the whitefooted mouse and tick populations.
This explains why tick populations tend to be down a year and a half after a severe winter. Cold winters knock mouse populations; this in turn reduces the probability of a tick larvae finding a host in the spring and maturing the following year. The same effect can be observed with other rodents and mammals, such as deer. Many believe that dry summers cause a dip in tick populations for that year, but they actually cause the young ticks to perish, causing a decrease in population the following year. It is vital to understand the environment's effect on ticks so that we can
better
Removing a Tick
Lyme
Disease
It seems like everyone has their own home remedy for removing ticks, such as using heat or even using nail polish. But according to the CDC (Center for Disease
Control), the proper technique to remove a tick is using fine tipped tweezers and to pull upward without twisting to prevent the tick’s mouthparts from remaining in the skin.
Then finish the process with cleaning the area where the tick was attached using rubbing alcohol or soap and water.
Preventing Lyme Disease The CDC recommends several methods for preventing tick bites including: using repellants such as DEET, wearing long pants and sleeves when walking in grassy areas, clear brush and leaves in your yard and to make sure to bathe immediately after walking in brushy area.
The environment is the dominant factor in determining high risk times for acquiring Lyme disease, as well as high risk locations. The months of June and July represent 2/3 of all Lyme disease transmissions in the United States. This disease is predominantly transmitted in wooded areas, or on the border of woodlands. Areas with mixtures of conifer and hardwood trees that have an abundance of shrubbery tend to be the most dangerous locations. There seems to be a strong correlation between populations of the whitefooted mouse and tick populations.
This explains why tick populations tend to be down a year and a half after a severe winter. Cold winters knock mouse populations; this in turn reduces the probability of a tick larvae finding a host in the spring and maturing the following year. The same effect can be observed with other rodents and mammals, such as deer. Many believe that dry summers cause a dip in tick populations for that year, but they actually cause the young ticks to perish, causing a decrease in population the following year. It is vital to understand the environment's effect on ticks so that we can
better